Events Archive
Across Canada
Webinar “Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction as a Strategy in Reducing Pain”
September 28, 2011
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Walk to Fight Arthritis
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Join the Fight Against Arthritis
on Sunday, May 30, 2010* thousands of people in 17 communities across Canada will come together to raise funds for this very important cause. Hosted by The Arthritis Society and presented by the makers of TYLENOL®, the Walk to Fight Arthritis is your chance to fight back against this disease.
The walk will take place in 16 communities across Canada:
Alberta - Calgary,
BC - Vancouver,
Manitoba - Winnipeg,
Newfoundland - St. John's,
Nova Scotia - Halifax,
Ontario - Etobicoke,
Ontario - Hamilton,
Ontario - Kingston,
Ontario - Kitchener,
Ontario - London,
Ontario - Ottawa (Ottawa - Sunday May 16, 2010),
Ontario - Sudbury,
Ontario - Thunder Bay,
Ontario - Toronto,
Ontario - Windsor,
Quebec - Montreal,
Saskatchewan - Moose Jaw
For More Information, go to Walk to Fight Arthritis
Virtual Walk
Do you want to participate in the Walk to Fight Arthritis but don’t see your city in the list of locations? If so, the virtual walk is for you! For more information, choose ‘virtual walk’ from the drop down list located under 'learn more' on the right side of the page.
GenOMICS: Today and Tomorrow’s Medicine
Friday April 30, 2010 Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
**GenOMICS: Today and Tomorrow’s Medicine ** BC Clinical Genomics Network (BCCGN) annual conference aims to inform clinicians about genomic technology and research. Keynote speaker is renowned author James Reston Jr. who will will speak about the challenges he faced when his daughter was born apparently healthy but later developed a rare, undiagnosed disease. This year’s conference will focus on how genomics is applied in different therapy areas.
For more information, go to GenOMICS Conference 30 April 2010
Register at www.BCCGN.CA
CAN CARES (Canadian Research Exchange Seminars)
Toronto, Ontario April 25, 2009
For more information visit http://www.arthritisnetwork.ca/consumers/consumers_can_cares_en.php
Canadian Treatment Action Council public consultations on Catastrophic Drug Coverage in Canada
January through March 2009
For more information visit http://www.ctac.ca/en/node/614
Public consultations on the draft 2nd edition of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS).
January through March 2009
For more information visit http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Health Hearings this fall for its study on prescription drugs.
Vancouver, BC September 29
Edmonton, AB September 30
Saskatoon, SK October 1
Winnipeg, MB October 2
Halifax, NS October 27
Quebec City, PQ. October 28
Toronto, ON October 29 and 30, October 18th
Who: It is critical that TAS Advocates have a presence at these hearings to put forward concerns about prescription drug costs in Canada. Members of the general public are also welcome to attend
What: The Committee will focus its study on the health aspects of various issues relative to prescription drugs (patented and generic) in Canada, such as the rising costs; the review and control of prices; the approval of new drugs; the monitoring of adverse effects and prescribing practices; the marketing to and lobbying of prescribers and dispensers; direct-to-consumer advertising; the access to drugs; the misuse, abuse and addiction within the general population; and international comparisons.
How: Contact Mr. José Cadorette, Clerk, Standing Committee on Health, by e-mail heal@parl.gc.ca, by phone (613) 995-4108, or by fax (613) 947-9670.
